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Chinese Christians persecuted for their faith

Christians all over the world are celebrating Christmas. But for those in China, it will be difficult to celebrate as openly as they would like… The distrust of official churches, all under the control of the Communist Party, has led to the emergence of underground churches.

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10/02/2012 - FRANCE

Renault's new factory sends French workers into a spin

Renault boss Carlos Ghosn and Morocco's King Mohammed VI opened the carmaker's new factory near Tangiers on Thursday with great ceremony. The plant will have an initial capacity of 170,000 vehicles, expected eventually to reach 400,000. Yet the partly state-owned Renault has faced a storm of criticism over the project, seen by some in France as denying French workers jobs that were rightfully theirs.

09/02/2012 - CHINA

The war on microblogs

The Chinese government is cracking down on the country's most popular microblogs in an effort to prevent any Facebook or Twitter-inspired revolution spreading to China. As of mid-March, users of Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, will be forced to register their microblogs under their real name. But with 250 million Chinese people logged on, it's unlikely the government can clamp down completely.

09/02/2012 - GREECE

Greeks fear austerity overdose

Just how much more belt-tightening can the Greek population bear? As Greece's government prepares a new austerity plan, a condition for receiving a second vital bailout from the European Union, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, protests have become a regular fixture in Athens. Greeks say they're being bled dry.

08/02/2012 - GERMANY

Germany's green growth running out of steam

The German government plans to decommission its nuclear plants by 2022 and to obtain 80% of all energy from renewables by 2050. Today, renewable energy sources already account for nearly a fifth of Germany's electricity, but the construction and transfer of wind energy from offshore farms is not making as much headway as had been expected.

08/02/2012 - NIGERIA

Inter-religious tensions set northern Nigeria on edge

Nigeria is battling a bloody insurgency launched by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. The group want to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state. In January, a string of attacks in the north of the country killed 185 people. As President Goodluck Jonathan confronts the violence in the town of Kano, tensions continue to simmer.

Comments (4)

Disagreement

by Anonyme - 21/06/2011 - 20:55

I disagree, Christ was of peace, not war, the Vatican didn't corrupt the bible, furthermore China is not fighting Christ, these people are hoping for him in his name. Atheists can be so stupid sometimes, it's disgusting

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Brilliance

by Anonyme - 21/06/2011 - 20:18

This is absolutely brilliant and honourable

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Chinese Christians

by Anonyme - 27/12/2009 - 21:58

Imagine a religion coming to your country and inserting itself to bring about major changes to your beliefs and morals? I feel that christians should walk warily before proclaiming that kind of change where it's not wanted. Who do the Christians think they are to do that? How many have been killed in Christ's name, by Christians? The Bible has been perverted by the Vatican and we still buy into the greatest scam ever! Leave China as China, as they have the right to protect themselves, by any means.

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Christianity

by Anonyme - 24/12/2009 - 16:46

For fifteen centuries Christianity has controlled the lives of people in the West, and look at the mess that it has created.
The Chinese would be uncommonly wise to learn from our history and act accordingly.

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